E36 328i Touring. When it breaks, upgrade it...
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JCH88 said:
Great build. I'd be interested in learning more about your cams for the M52. Any info on specs and price/availability?
The link to the FB page, which has everything in it, is on the previous page 
alternatively just drop me an email, easier that way!jsims1 said:
One of the more interesting builds I've read in a long time, it has taken me an age to get through all 17 pages from top to bottom though! Looking forward to more updates with this new engine in! Let's hope this one behaves itself!
Thanks! Haha yeah... we'll see how it goes. I think it'll be better this time around. The 3.1 was a really fraught project, and my first ever engine build. I've learnt a lot since that build, and haven't made some of the truly schoolboy errors I made the first time round. Right... there is other stuff actually happening other than the engine. So I should probably document and share some of those bits too...
I've been messing with the idea of making my own gauge kit, and finally- after much deliberation- the bottom kit that I've made is to be 'the one'. I need to do a custom panel to put them where the climate control panel lives, and relocate the climate panel down to where the sunglasses cubby is (directly below the OBC). Bottom set in this picture.
Then came the subject of seats...
Recaro SPGs popped up, with genuine sidemounts and sliders. Couldn't really say no, so here they are, being used as thrones by the b
d cats.
Company build stickers... these are reserved for the projects my little company do. There's a bit of a send-up going on, before anyone autistically questions my speeling and grammer.
Then came the oil filter housing setup... oh me, oh my. I came across a fairly reasonably priced S50 oil filter housing on eBay, already tapped for an M50/M52 Vanos line, so that naturally had to be bought. Then I saw a braided Vanos line... oh... why not... and then I bought an AN10 adapter for the oil cooler, so I wasn't limited to the BMW one... and then I added my pre-existing oil distribution block with the braided remote pressure sender line and oil temp sensor... suddenly, about £300 later, we have quite possibly the most comprehensive oil filter housing setup you can do for one of these engines. Naturally.
Then came the new steering wheel. MTech 2, fully redone in Alcantara, with a yellow leather stripe and tri-colour stitching. Oh, and extra padding. And it's the 370mm wheel, so slightly smaller.
Then came the new diff...
Kaaz 2-way with 80% lock on acceleration, and 40% lock on deceleration (or something like that).
JB Racing finally made their way to my build as well...
This is being paired with a Competition Clutch Stage 1 (ugh I hate that terminology) US M3 clutch, which used the same 5-speed ZF, and is rated to something like 330lb/ft. Should manage my 270lb/ft from the 3.3, in that case. On top of that, we have a braided clutch line going in, and a 3.0 M3 slave cylinder.
I think that just about covers it. Just got to find an AN10 setup that won't break the bank and won't take 6 years to arrive from China.
Her return date is set for 18th-22nd March. Itinerary is as follows...
18th- engine and gearbox out. Engine bay cleaned up and bits removed.
19th- engine bay prepped and painted in Renault Liquid Yellow. While this is being painted, I will be splitting down the old engine/gearbox, and getting things ready for the new engine (flywheel, clutch, ancillary parts, S50 exhaust manifolds, etc).
20th- new subframe installed, new purple tag steering rack installed, engine dropped into the bay.
21st- everything plumbed in appropriately, time taken checking over little details, probably spraying front wheels to an appropriate shade of sparkly grey.
22nd- MOT.
Wish me luck!
I've been messing with the idea of making my own gauge kit, and finally- after much deliberation- the bottom kit that I've made is to be 'the one'. I need to do a custom panel to put them where the climate control panel lives, and relocate the climate panel down to where the sunglasses cubby is (directly below the OBC). Bottom set in this picture.
Then came the subject of seats...
Recaro SPGs popped up, with genuine sidemounts and sliders. Couldn't really say no, so here they are, being used as thrones by the b
d cats.Company build stickers... these are reserved for the projects my little company do. There's a bit of a send-up going on, before anyone autistically questions my speeling and grammer.
Then came the oil filter housing setup... oh me, oh my. I came across a fairly reasonably priced S50 oil filter housing on eBay, already tapped for an M50/M52 Vanos line, so that naturally had to be bought. Then I saw a braided Vanos line... oh... why not... and then I bought an AN10 adapter for the oil cooler, so I wasn't limited to the BMW one... and then I added my pre-existing oil distribution block with the braided remote pressure sender line and oil temp sensor... suddenly, about £300 later, we have quite possibly the most comprehensive oil filter housing setup you can do for one of these engines. Naturally.
Then came the new steering wheel. MTech 2, fully redone in Alcantara, with a yellow leather stripe and tri-colour stitching. Oh, and extra padding. And it's the 370mm wheel, so slightly smaller.
Then came the new diff...
Kaaz 2-way with 80% lock on acceleration, and 40% lock on deceleration (or something like that).
JB Racing finally made their way to my build as well...
This is being paired with a Competition Clutch Stage 1 (ugh I hate that terminology) US M3 clutch, which used the same 5-speed ZF, and is rated to something like 330lb/ft. Should manage my 270lb/ft from the 3.3, in that case. On top of that, we have a braided clutch line going in, and a 3.0 M3 slave cylinder.
I think that just about covers it. Just got to find an AN10 setup that won't break the bank and won't take 6 years to arrive from China.
Her return date is set for 18th-22nd March. Itinerary is as follows...
18th- engine and gearbox out. Engine bay cleaned up and bits removed.
19th- engine bay prepped and painted in Renault Liquid Yellow. While this is being painted, I will be splitting down the old engine/gearbox, and getting things ready for the new engine (flywheel, clutch, ancillary parts, S50 exhaust manifolds, etc).
20th- new subframe installed, new purple tag steering rack installed, engine dropped into the bay.
21st- everything plumbed in appropriately, time taken checking over little details, probably spraying front wheels to an appropriate shade of sparkly grey.
22nd- MOT.
Wish me luck!
Right... the witching hour is getting closer by the second. Can't actually believe it's happening! Help is arranged, the schedule is laid out, I'm fairly sure everything is in place.
More boxes have been turning up.
Full clutch and flywheel setup- Competition Clutch Stage 1 US M3 clutch, rated to 330lb/ft.
Toyosports 16-row oil cooler, with braided line.
Got braid?
Braided clutch line turned up as well. Just waiting on the slave cylinder, which should be here tomorrow/Thursday. UCC DSSR for the ZF. Braided lines all over the oil filter housing. Lovely.
Stay tuned... need to finish the head and pop it on the lump by Saturday.
More boxes have been turning up.
Full clutch and flywheel setup- Competition Clutch Stage 1 US M3 clutch, rated to 330lb/ft.
Toyosports 16-row oil cooler, with braided line.
Got braid?
Braided clutch line turned up as well. Just waiting on the slave cylinder, which should be here tomorrow/Thursday. UCC DSSR for the ZF. Braided lines all over the oil filter housing. Lovely.
Stay tuned... need to finish the head and pop it on the lump by Saturday.
carpetsoiler said:
Her return date is set for 18th-22nd March. Itinerary is as follows...
18th- engine and gearbox out. Engine bay cleaned up and bits removed.
19th- engine bay prepped and painted in Renault Liquid Yellow. While this is being painted, I will be splitting down the old engine/gearbox, and getting things ready for the new engine (flywheel, clutch, ancillary parts, S50 exhaust manifolds, etc).
20th- new subframe installed, new purple tag steering rack installed, engine dropped into the bay.
21st- everything plumbed in appropriately, time taken checking over little details, probably spraying front wheels to an appropriate shade of sparkly grey.
22nd- MOT.
Wish me luck!
So ........18th- engine and gearbox out. Engine bay cleaned up and bits removed.
19th- engine bay prepped and painted in Renault Liquid Yellow. While this is being painted, I will be splitting down the old engine/gearbox, and getting things ready for the new engine (flywheel, clutch, ancillary parts, S50 exhaust manifolds, etc).
20th- new subframe installed, new purple tag steering rack installed, engine dropped into the bay.
21st- everything plumbed in appropriately, time taken checking over little details, probably spraying front wheels to an appropriate shade of sparkly grey.
22nd- MOT.
Wish me luck!
carpetsoiler said:
CTrickle said:
Hi, did you have the wheel covered in Alcantara? If so could you let me know the details?
Great thread!
Ed.
Thanks.Great thread!
Ed.
A friend of mine gets batches done in Lithuania.
Try here http://royalsteeringwheels.com/
Just got the quote for mine, £170 with alacanta and a wheel centre strip and extra padding
Just got the quote for mine, £170 with alacanta and a wheel centre strip and extra padding
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